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Characters: WWE Brand Extension
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Lists the various WWE wrestlers active during the Brand Extension Era, from 2002 to 2011. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in the WWE.
open/close all folders A - Badass Latino
- Because Destiny Says So: After weeks of telling everyone that it was he destiny to win the 2011 Royal Rumble, he wins it
- Bilingual Bonus / Getting Crap Past the Radar: Del Rio has made a habit of cussing quite a lot in Spanish when he's angry or excited.
- Boring, but Practical: His arm bar finisher.
- The Bully/Kick the Dog: He seems to be obsessed with people (even people he's not feuding with) and doing whatever he can to break their arms.
- Catch Phrase:
"It is my destiny..." - Card-Carrying Villain: He once said he wants to beat Rey Mysterio Jr so he can see children crying in the audience.
- Conspicuous Consumption
- Cool Car: His entrance involves him driving a
Bentley different high class car every time. - Expy: He's basically a Mexican JBL. Christian lampshaded this by calling him "Juan Bradshaw Layfield" at least one time.
- Not So Similar:He turned out not to be, even though that was the first impression he left on everybody
- Jerkass
- Lightning Bruiser: A six foot five, two hundred and forty pounder that has a bevy of aerial moves and can pull off an enzuigiri as well as a multitude of suplexes.
- Mythology Gag/Viewers Are Geniuses: Matt Striker said that he has two faces, the smiling, virtue spewing gentleman and that vicious arrogant wrestler, his Lucha name (Dos Caras) translates as Two Faces.
- Rich Bastard
- Royal Blood: He's apparently descended from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, yes, the ones in the 15th century.
- Small Name, Big Ego: The dude's a self righteous braggart.
- Stepford Smiler: He'll be happy and smiling, even while beating you up, but his facade will occasionally crack and his face will contort with rage.
- Spotlight-Stealing Squad: He begun making regular appearances on Raw while still being a top star on Smackdown.
- Tall, Dark and Handsome
- Tall, Dark and Snarky
- Underwear of Power
- Villain with Good Publicity
- Wicked Cultured: He's a finely dressed, wine drinking sophisticate.
- Wrestling Psychology: Look at his face whenever he's in a match or segment, the story he tells with his eyes alone is superb.
- Write Who You Know: The real guy based the Alberto Del Rio character on a composite of people he hates.
Alex Riley (Kevin Robert Kiley, Jr.) 2010-- The Apprentice / Battle Butler: To Miz, for a time.
- Character Development: Probably unintentional, but Alex Riley's kayfabe history is actually very well done if you think about it. He goes from Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up in his NXT phase to getting his first big 'job' with the Miz, who turns out to be a Bad Boss and even bigger bully than Riley himself. Riley finally figures out what it's like to be on the wrong end of a Jerkass and eventually stands up to the bully, realizing the error of his own ways in the process. Again, probably unintentional, but pretty cool as well.
- Demoted to Extra: Had a toe-to-toe feud with the Miz. Pinned him clean on PPV at one point. After their feud was over, he promptly disappeared.
- The Dog Bites Back: After The Miz had failed yet again to retake the title from John Cena on Over The Limit, he called Riley a useless bungler who has been actively responsible for his every failure over the past few months. After a few humiliating slaps, he then fires Riley, to which Riley responds by beating the everloving hell out of the Miz, destroying his suit, and leaving the ring to thunderous cheering.
- Jerk Jock: Dubbed himself "The Varsity Villain" on NXT, and ran around wearing a letterman jacket. Definitely played the part, as well.
- The Runner Up Takes It All: By the way things are going for Riley, he may very well end up more successful in the WWE than the NXT season 2 winner Kaval, who is already released. Even more ironic since his former mentor also qualifies for this trope through Tough Enough season 4.
- Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up
- Sharp Dressed Man: Seems to have picked up his mentor's gift for wearing a good suit.
- Small Name, Big Ego: As a heel.
- Underwear of Power
B Batista (David Michael Bautista, Jr.) 2002-2010 Bobby Lashley (Franklin Roberto "Bobby" Lashley) 2005-2008 Brock Lesnar (Brock Edward Lesnar) 2002-2004, 2012 Brodus Clay (George Murdoch), 2010-- Acrofatic: 350+ pounds and can still preform high cross body slams.
- Ambiguously Bi the Way: Seems pretty cool with his pair of female backup dancers. But there's something to be said for the fact that anytime one of his opponents has attempted to put him in a hold, his response has been (despite his strength) to gyrate his hips and thrust his pelvis until the guy got so uncomfortable he had to let him go.
- Big Fun: As the Funkasaurus.
- Boring, but Practical: And running splash might be one of the more boring (technically speaking) finishers in the WWE to date, but there's something to be said for jumping and throwing all near-four hundred pounds of yourself onto an opponent's chest. And that 'something said' is usually a 3-count.
- The Brute: A Genre Savvy subversion.
- Captain Ersatz: Of King Hippo,
 ◊ of all things. The Miz was quick to point this out when forced to fight him. - Calling Your Attacks: "SHEEE-plex, baby!"
- Dance Battler
- Death from Above: His finisher is a running splash to a downed opponent. Let's put that into perspective - a guy that's about 375 pounds goes airborne and lands on the chest of whatever poor sap happens to be fighting him that day. Ouch.
- Four Moves Of Doom: In the early goings of his career on WWE, his matches have ended with a sequence of: Running Headbutt, Exploder Suplex, Corner Splash, and then his Finishing Move.
- Friend To All Children: As a face. His wins tend to end with about a half dozen or more kids dancing alongside him and the backup girls in the ring.
- Getting Crap Past the Radar / Don't Explain the Joke: His finishing move (a leaping cross body) was called, "Ah, Funk It". Yeah. Let's see how long that name sticks in the PG Era.
- Double Subverted. After about a week, they changed the finisher name again. Now it's called "What The Funk?"...which is, if anything, even less subtle than the first one.
- Hey, It's That Guy!: Worked as a body guard for Snoop Dogg.
- Incoming Ham: At most, there are a handful of entrances on WWE's main roster that bring the hog like Brodus Clay's...and, since he's been on TV for less than a month, that's saying a lot.
- Kiai: SHHHHHEEEEEAAAA.
- LARGE HAM: Emphasis on the "large"...and the "ham."
- Lightning Bruiser: Moves around the ring way faster than should be allowed for a man of his size and build.
- Meaningful Name: The original name for his finisher was called the "Fall of Humanity." As mentioned before, it's a running high cross body done by a 360-pound man. Do the math on that one.
- Parts Unknown: Planet Funk
- Reality Subtext: His debut to WWE TV, while still on NXT, saw him as a bodyguard, which was one of his well-known
- Recycled Soundtrack: Brodus' face theme, "Somebody Call My Momma", was briefly used in WWE eight years earlier by Ernest "The Cat" Miller. Unfortunately for Brodus, Tazz is no longer around to sing along to the song.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: His motivation as a heel.
- Shout Out: Took the name Brodus Clay as one to the man he once guarded, Calvin Cordozar Broadus...otherwise known as Snoop Dogg.
- Stout Strength
- What Could Have Been: Subverted. Originally, he was to debut as a monster heel, injuring jobbers and putting them in his personal 'Hall of Pain.' WWE liked the idea...but the gimmick went to Mark Henry instead.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: After been Put on a Bus, due to sustaining an injury while attempting to help Alberto Del Rio win the World Heavyweight Title, he started having Squash Matches on Superstars and then finally getting a promo that he was coming to Raw. Only to have Laurinaitis calling him on a weekly basis telling him, he'll be having a match the next week ... that is until January 9, 2012 when he came back as the Funkasaurus
C Carlito (Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colon, Jr.) 2004-2010- Afro Asskicker
- Alliterative Name: Carlito "Carribbean" Cool. And if you want to go further, his real name is Carlos "Carly" Colon.
- Anti-Hero: Type III.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: And we're not just talking about his Finishing Move!
- Demoted to Extra: His career looked pretty promising in 2004, but WWE has since buried him. Of course, this was mostly due to real life drug problems which he refused to fix that lead to his dismissal.
- Carlito has stated his drug problem was fairly recent, and he wanted to be fired which is why he refused to go to rehab. Although he did rehab after getting fired.
- Dirty Coward
- Funny Afro
- How Do You Like Them Apples?: Spits them in the face of people who don't wanna be cool!
- It Runs in the Family: Son of Carlos Colon, a big draw in Puerto Rico, and brother to Primo, his tag team partner. Also his cousin, Orlando Colon as well.
- Jerkass
- The Napoleon
- Offscreen Moment of Awesome: The Colons (Carlito and Primo), where gonna unify the World Tag Team Titles and the WWE Tag Team Titles in a match against The Miz and John Morrison at WrestleMania 25. This ended up as a dark match before the event.
- Rule Of Cool: And if you're not, he'll spit in your face. Literally.
- Small Name, Big Ego
- Third-Person Person
- Trademark Favourite Food: Apples, of course.
- Underwear of Power:At first. Wore pants later on.
Chris Masters (Christopher Todd Mordetzky) 2005-2007, 2009-2011 CM Punk (Phillip Jack Brooks) 2006- Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers) 2007- D - Badass Beard
- Badass Normal
- But Not Too White
- Chick Magnet: First the Bellas, then Gail Kim, then AJ.
- The Everyman: His current gimmick, he's a laidback normal looking technical wrestler surrounded by a pack of crazy people.
- Expy: He started as one of Chris Benoit and Dynamite Kid.
- Kurt Angle ever since turning heel due to his technical skill and referring to himself as a role model oblivious to the fans booing.
- Granola Guy: a vegan socialist.
- Perma Stubble
- Red Baron: On the indies, he was known as "the American Dragon." Although it has not been used on WWE TV yet, WWE did secure a trademark on the name.
- Even though WWE hasn't used it yet, we know they definitely aren't shying away from the idea based on the evidence that Bryan has dragons on his ring gear.
- As of 2011, he's been referred to as "The American Dragon". During his February match with the Miz.
- Underwear of Power
- Weak, but Skilled
David Otunga (David Daniel Otunga Sr) 2010- Dolph Ziggler (Nick Nemeth) 2005, 2006, 2008-- Arch-Enemy: He and Kofi Kingston have feuded over the mid card titles almost nonstop.
- Boring, but Practical: His finishing move, the Sleeper Hold is a very effective and pretty simple move, but it just doesn't look that cool. In a WWE Magazine letter column, he defends this by saying it's much more versatile than some of his previous finishers.
- Canon Discontinuity: You mean this guy used to be Chavo "Kerwin White" Guerrero's caddy? And they don't bring up his time in the Spirit Squad either.
- Card-Carrying Villain: It says "#Heel" on his tights.
- Catch Phrase: "Hi, I'm Dolph Ziggler." (Lasted until he used "I Am Perfection" for the first time.)
- Deadpan Snarker: On NXT season 4. During challenges and matches he's not involved in (as an active wrestler at least), he has a tendency to grab a mic and mock whatever is going on.
- Dye Hard: See below.
- Expy: Of Mr. Perfect, primarily due to his theme song. Oh, if only he could do the Perfect Plex.
- Some say of Billy Gunn. He's got the hair and the moveset.
- His slicked back bleach blond hair also makes him look a little like a younger Ric Flair.
- The Fighting Narcissist: "I am perfection!".
- Hidden Depths: Fluent in American Sign Language.
- Hot Blooded: Which really bites him in the ass in matches, his Fatal Flaw is the ease he gets frustrated by failure.
- Holy crap, when his NXT Rookie Byron Saxton got eliminated, Dolph was channeling Ric Flair levels of hot blooded craziness.
- Important Haircut: Right after the start of his first run on WWE Monday Night RAW.
- And again after his return to Raw.
- Likes Older Women
- Old Shame: Used to be a member of Spirit Squad, and Chavo Guerrero's caddy.
- Screaming Warrior
- Weak, but Skilled: Is a smaller wrestler that relies a lot more on his speed and legit talent then throwing people around.
Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway) 2009-- Combat Pragmatist: Drew cheats at least once every match.
- Demoted to Extra
- Fatal Flaw: Overconfidence, leading to an occasional lack of focus. This is lampshaded by a commentator at least once per match.
- George Jetson Job Security: Went through a storyline where he was one loss away from being fired...about four or five weeks in a row. Then, he actually DID get fired...only to be re-hired the following week.
- Hometown Hero: He's over in Scotland, at the very least. He was even allowed to wrestle a match as a Face over there, despite being Heel his entire WWE career.
- Humiliation Conga: The above storyline saw Drew losing about five or six matches in a row to increasingly pathetic opponents. When he finally got his job back, it was from pinning the three-foot-tall Hornswoggle.
- Man in a Kilt: On the indies. Sadly, he gave up the kilt for WWE so that he could be another guy in trunks.
- Red Baron: "The Sinister Scotsman."
- Slipknot Ponytail: Happens a lot.
- Smug Snake: Can often be seen wearing a cocky smirk on his face.
- Unfortunate Implications: He was supposed to receive a gimmick as an 'arrogant playboy', but the angle went over like a lead balloon - mainly because it started to bleed over into Ambigiously Gay, which made some people in creative uncomfortable.
- Violent Glaswegian: Good god, yes. Other than not actually being from Glasgow (he was born in Ayr and is billed as such), he fits the bill perfectly.
- Weapon of Choice: The ring itself.
E Ezekiel Jackson (Rycklon Stephens) 2008- F Finlay (David Finlay) 2006-2011 G Goldberg (William Scott "Bill" Goldberg) 2003-2004 The Great Khali (Dalip Singh Rana) 2006- H J Jack Swagger (Jacob "Jake" Hager) 2008- John Cena (John Felix Anthony Cena, Jr.) 2002-- The Ace: Progressively since 2007.
- Anti-Hero: Type IV -> III during his Dr. of Thuganomics days.
- Ascended Fanboy: Both in Real Life and in his persona.
- Chained by Fashion: Used to be.
- Charles Atlas Super Power
- Delinquents: Mostly during his initial "Dr. of Thuganomics" run, but lapses back into it when he's around DX.
- Determinator: It must be stressed how much of a Determinator he is in Real Life. If he's injured and the doctors predict he'll be sidelined for a year, he'll come back within six months. If they predict he'll need six months, he'll show up at the arena the day after surgery.
- Do It Yourself Theme Tune: Both of the ones he's used.
- Everything's Better with Spinning: What he did to the actual belts for the US and WWE titles. Inverted with his Finishing Move. He pretty much took Brock Lesnar's F5 and replaced the spin with a simple drop.
- Five Moves of Doom
- Foe Yay: With most of his rivals, but his promo against Batista during Summerslam 2008 stands out: "For six years I've been watching you." Not to mention Randy Orton.
- Getting Crap Past the Radar: "Five Knuckle Shuffle" was slang for masturbation before Cena used it as the name for his fist drop.
- Hot Blooded / Large Ham: He's... charismatic, to say the least.
- Improvised Weapon of Choice: His chain with a large padlock during his Dr. Of Thuganomics gimmick.
- Invincible Hero: 2005-present.
- Jerkass: When he's a heel, during his Dr. Of Thuganomics gimmick.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Face run of his Dr. Of Thuganomics gimmick.
- Lighter and Softer: Progressively since 2005.
- Loveable Rogue: Face run of his Dr. Of Thuganomics gimmick.
- Nice Cap
- Power Fist: He used brass knuckles during his Dr. Of Thuganomics gimmick, as well as his trademark chain with padlock by wrapping it to his fist. Finally, his Five Knuckle Shuffle move is a whole lotta showmanship with a Power Fist to the face ending.
- Precision F-Strike
- Pretty Fly for a White Guy: During his Dr. Of Thuganomics days.
- Small Name, Big Ego: During his Dr. Of Thuganomics days.
- Take That: Kayfabe example. During his feud with Brock Lesnar in early 2003, he named his version of the Death Valley Driver "The F-U" as a dig at Lesnar, whose finishing move was "The F-5."
- We Want Our Jerk Back
John Morrison (John Randall Hennigan) 2004-2011- Alpha Bitch: Mocks those less attractive then himself (a.k.a everybody else).
- Badass Beard: He's started growing one.
- Badass Longcoat: A befeathered, occasionally animal-print longcoat.
- Badass Longhair
- Beware the Nice Ones: Never piss off John Morrison. CM Punk and the New Nexus were taught that lesson hard once in 2011.
- Bishounen
- Blond Guys are Evil: If he's a Heel, and his name is Johnny Nitro.
- Breakup Breakout: From MNM, which makes Joey Mercury his Garfunkel. On the other hand, he and his second notable tag partner, The Miz, have both attained similar levels of success thus far.
- Originally, Morrison was on his way to being the WWE's breakout star, but everything went backwards when The Miz won the WWE championship in November 2010.
- Catch Phrase: "We don't allow (X) at the Palace of Wisdom."
- "Hi. I'm John Morrison, and (insert some random bit of trivia that probably isn't true but most likely is hilarious)."
- Then why does he have a Jimi Hendrix style theme song?
- Maybe he's just an aficionado for old school rock-and-roll?
- Casanova
- Chivalrous Pervert
- Cloudcuckoolander: Has a very...eccentric promo style. Especially as a heel.
- Cool Shades
- Dance Battler: Uses some Capoeira inspired moves, especially noticeable when he flairs before a leg drop.
- Deadpan Snarker: All the time on the Dirt Sheet.
- Dirty Coward: Heel.
- Even the Guys Want Him: Oh, those abs.
- It's not gay if it's JoMo.
- Everything's Better With Sparkles: Well his pants, coat, shades and abs are anyway.
- Fur and Loathing
- Gaussian Guy: His entrance is even in slow motion.
- Handsome In Mink
- Handsome Lech
- I Have the High Ground
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: As a face he mocks his enemies for their speech impediments, nationalities, and other uncontrollable things.
- Le Parkour: Which has been played up by the comentators a lot.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy
- Messianic Archetype: For a while he was feuding with CM Punk because while Punk was preaching about the importance of the material world, John promised a paradise.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: A wrestling Jim Morrison impersonator?
- No Shirt, Long Jacket
- Put on a Bus: Stretchered out after a Falls Count Anywhere match with The Miz. Not expected back, as his contract had run out.
- One of Us: There's hints in his promos, but bigger things come from his twitter account such as when he was visiting an art museum and compared something to Gir from Invader Zim.
- Red Baron: The Shaman of Sexy, and he's earned it.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Rambles like hell on his promos.
- Small Name, Big Ego
- Stupid Sexy Flanders
- Suspiciously Similar Song: His theme song sounds a lot like Fire, by Jimi Hendrix.
- Tall, Dark and Handsome
- Tall, Dark and Snarky: Heel.
- Unkempt Beauty: If you catch some of the non-show photos he posts on his twitter account, you'll bound to say "Stupid sexy John!" at some point. Even dressed down and what have you, he's still stupidly sexy.
- Warrior Poet
- When He Smiles: When he smiles he looks even more Bishōnen and around ten years younger.
- Wouldn't Hit a Girl: After turning face. He was willing to attack women if Melina commanded it when he was in MNM.
K Kaval (Brandon Silvestry) 2010 Ken Kennedy (Ken Anderson) 2005-2009 Kofi Kingston (Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah) 2008- M The Miz (Michael "Mike" Mizanin) 2006-- Alliterative Name: Michael (Mike for short) "The Miz" Mizanin
- Ascended Fanboy
- Badass Longcoat: Didn't last long though.
- He still pulls it out for a PPV match.
- Casanova Wannabe: Almost painfully so.
- Catch Phrase: "Cause I'm The Miz...and I'm...AWESOME!"
- "And I'm your Chick Magnet, The Miz." (back on the Dirt Sheet)
- "Really? Really? Really?" (when he interrupts people)
- Hoo-Rah! (on Smack Down circa 2006-2007)
- Chick Magnet: So says he.
- Cool Mask: As Calgary Kid
- Fatal Flaw: His inability to shut up.
- I Have Many Names: He lists about five or six trying to pick up a girl in a WWE.com video.
- It's All About Me: One of the largest egos ever.
- Jerkass
- Large Ham: Because he's The Miz, and he's AWESOME!
- Master of None / Jack-of-All-Stats: And not in a good balanced way, one of his major non-Kayfabe flaws as a wrestler his lack of specialization, he isn't a high flier, he isn't a power wrestler, he isn't a submission expert and he isn't a technical guy either, he's just...there. And he is getting better.
- The Napoleon
- Not So Harmless Villain: One of the most awesome things he's done in a while was imitating R-Truth's opening and performing a Boastful Rap. R-Truth laughed, so The Miz brained him with the mic and went to town on him, and performed a brutal looking armbar-thing on him. He ended it with a Creepy Monotone version of his catchphrase.
- He's also beaten the living daylights out of Sheamus after being dismissed as a loser.
- He's even put John Cena through his paces - probably more so than anyone else recently.
- Nice Hat: Used to be part of his entrance attire.
- No Shirt, Long Jacket: While not being a Badass Longcoat, his leather jacket is pretty cool.
- Progressively Prettier: When he started he wasn't the best looking guy around, now its quite different, compare this◊ to th◊at◊.
- Scarf of Asskicking: Subverted, when he dropped the scarf he started kicking way more ass.
- Smug Snake: Even if he's a face, he's smug.
- Straw Fan: Vince used him to "show" why anti-Cenites are wrong. It didn't quite work.
- Small Name, Big Ego
- Took a Level in Badass: And how. Who would have pegged that kid from The Real World with the annoying gimmick, the flubbed lines, and the weakest finishing move in the WWE, would turn into a multi-time Tag Team Champion and hilarious host of "The Dirt Sheet", let alone the guy successfully defending the WWE Championship in the main event at WrestleMania? Pro Wrestling Illustrated even gave him the most improved award twice.
- Ugly Guy Hot Girlfriend: Okay, so Miz isn't hideous, but how the hell he managed to land Maryse of all girls is anybody's guess.
- Underwear of Power: After returning.
- Wrestling Psychology: He's damn good at selling, his pirouette after getting cold clocked by The Big Show was spectacular.
Montel Vontavious Porter (Alvin Burke, Jr.) 2006-2010 Muhammad Hassan (Mark Copani) 2004-2005 R Randy Orton (Randal "Randy" Keith Orton) 2002-- A Father to His Men: Alternated between this and The Neidermeyer when he led Legacy.
- Anti-Hero: Type V.
- Ax Crazy: If he's a Heel.
- No, pretty much any time.
- Determinator
- Dirty Coward: If he's a Heel.
- Five Moves of Doom: Garvin Stomp, Elevated DDT, Powerslam, Twisting Backbreaker, RKO.
- Foe Yay: Randy has a rather... intense... wrestling style, and a promo style to match.
- Fun with Acronyms: His Finishing Move (RKO) is derived from the first letters of his full name.
- Hearing Voices: His current theme.
- Hot Dad
- It Runs in the Family
- Jerkass: If he's a Heel.
- Jerk With A Heart Of Jerk: If he's a Face.
- Kick the Dog: As a heel...literally.
- Kick Them While They Are Down: His second finisher, the punt.
- Large Ham: He has some incredibly hammy moments, most notably the Miracle on 34th Street Fight with David Otunga.
- Precision F-Strike
- Small Name, Big Ego: Prior to becoming a monster heel.
- Smug Snake: His monster Heel run, hence ''The Viper''.
- Sociopathic Hero: His latest face turn has made him one.
- Tall, Dark and Handsome
- Tall, Dark and Snarky
- Thirteen Is Unlucky: Guess who The Undertaker beat to extend his undefeated Wrestlemania record to 13-0 back in 2005?
- Fridge Brilliance: He gradually became increasingly evil since then, eventually turning into the Viper.
- Which maybe had more to do less with 'Taker than the psychological effects of achieving early success only to have his True Companions turn on him.
- Underwear of Power
- Villain Protagonist
- Badass Spaniard
- Cool Mask
- Determinator
- Even the Guys Want Him: If you can name one semi-regular tag partner he's ever had that didn't snuggle, kiss, and hug him at every available chance, I'd love to hear it.
- Fragile Speedster
- Game Breaking Injury: Has been having problems with his knees for years.
- Hot Dad
- I Have the High Ground
- Kid Appeal Character
- Legacy Character: To clarify, Rey originally wrestled as Rey Mysterio Jr (or Rey Mistero Jr if you want to be a little more accurate). The original Rey Mysterio was his uncle. Jr was unmasked during WCW however, WWE wanted him with his mask. Luchadore traditions are pretty strict about strict about putting a mask back on so to get around that, Jr asked and got permission to wrestle as simply Rey Mysterio in WWE. That is, Rey Mysterio Jr was unmasked but Rey Mysterio never was.
- Fridge Brilliance: He's not stealing his uncle's identity. Rey Mysterio, and Rey Misterio are two different characters.
- Location Theme Naming: The West Coast Pop is obviously named from the West Coast of the US, while the 619 is the area code of San Diego, CA (which is part of the West Coast), Rey's hometown.
- Masked Luchador: DUH!
- Older than They Look
- Omniglot: Maybe not in real life, but he seems to be able to easily converse with everyone else on the roster, up to and including a mute leprechaun and a giant who can barely even speak his own language.
- Pint Sized Powerhouse
R-Truth (Ronald "Ron" Killings) 1999-2000, 2008-- Artistic License - Geography: "Nothin' Good Comes From The South." Says the guy who came from North Carolina/Georgia.
- It's just Cheap Heat. Michael Cole said pretty much the same thing, despite being from Texas.
- And then there was the Milwaukee/Green Bay mix-up...
- Angry Black Man: His recent heel turn.
- Awesome Mc Cool Name: Ron Killings, anyone? And they went with R-Truth and K-Kwik before.
- Catch Phrase: What's Up?
- Truth is...
- And that the truth, the whole truth and nothin' but the truth.
- It's a conspiracy!
- Don't boo me, you should be booing yourselves!
- Lil' Jimmy!!
- [Insert Wrestler Here] is about to get GOT!
- Cheap Pop: "[Name of city he's currently in], WHAT'S UP?"
- Cloudcuckoolander: As both a heel and a face
- Do It Yourself Theme Tune: "What's Up" and "Right Time." When he was a Face, his entrance included him dancing and performing the rap over the track on his way to the ring.
- Recently he's been started up again.
- Everything's Better with Spinning: Apparently, he thinks so. Two of the finishers he's used (Truth Axe and Lie Detector) - respectively, a corkscrew scissors kick and a double corkscrew flying elbow.
- Evil Is Hammy: Oh God. The image of him entering an arena in Richmond, VA to "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" in full Confederate soldier regalia will not be unseen for a long time.
- Expy: Shows several similarities to Booker T - a black, dreadlocked, Spirited Competitor with a Lightning Bruiser fighting style (although more emphasis on the "lightning" and less on the "bruiser"). He even used a modified version of the scissors kick for a while.
- Flanderization: At the very beginning of his most recent heel turn, he was certainly a slightly unhinged loose cannon, but as the heel run has gone on, his Sanity Slippage has been cranked Up to Eleven...and then slightly past it.
- Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: After doing a Face Heel Turn by beating up John Morrison, he took out a cigarette and began smoking it, as the crowd chanted "That's illegal!" and a woman in the audience very audibly shouted "Think of The Children!"
- The "That's illegal!" chant came about because they were in the UK at the time, where smoking indoors is prohibited.
- Green-Eyed Monster: At least part of his recent heel run seems to be because he's jealous of the fact that people only seem to care about John Cena.
- Large Ham: Is a bit of one as a face, but then again, so are most guys in pro wrestling. As a heel, Truth hasn't just chewed scenery, at some points he's ''swallowed it whole''.
- Lightning Bruiser: Is he a fast power wrestler or a strong high flyer?
- Living Lie Detector: Just for Pun.
- No Indoor Voice: Face or heel...when cutting promos, R-Truth has two volumes: loud and louder.
- Older than They Look: He's 39.
- Sanity Slippage: Oh so very much since his recent Heel turn. Even if a viewer could think it was something else, announcers and people fighting him will tell you directly that R-Truth has lost it.
- Slasher Smile: As a heel - not a guy you would want to meet in a back alley, that's for sure. Makes use of a way-too-wide, eye-bulging, evil clown-type smile when he does smile.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Went from the Kid Appeal Character to the guy blowing smoke rings in people's faces and chucking drinks at audience members.
- Why Did It Have to Be Spiders?
S - Big Ol' Unibrow
- Boisterous Bruiser
- Buffy Speak
- Bus Crash: Barely avoided a literal instance of this trope. He was Demoted to Extra after losing the Tag Team titles along with Kozlov (who was later 'future endeavored') and was recently involved in a pretty brutal wreck. Despite how that image looks, he suffered a separated shoulder and that was about it.
- Cherry Tapping / Finger Poke of Doom: The Cobra.
- Fridge Brilliance: The Cobra looks like a Finger Poke of Doom at first, until you realize it's a high velocity poke to the throat. Maybe it won't knock a guy out, but stunning him for three seconds is actually quite plausible.
- Chew Toy
- Chick Magnet
- Creepy Crossdresser: Santina Marella, Santino's "sister".
- Crowning Moment of Funny: Santino himself tends to be a walking Crowning Moment of Funny. It's a good part of the reason he's become so popular.
- Empathic Weapon: Played for Laughs with his green snake glove.
- Ensemble Darkhorse: Doesn't even begin to cover it. When he won a battle royal to take Randy Orton's vacated spot in the 2012 Elimination Chamber, the pop was absolutely massive.
- Fake Nationality: Billed as being from Italy, when really, he's Italian-Canadian.
- First Name Basis
- Funny Foreigner
- Important Haircut: Got rid of the weird-looking rat tail just as he began making the transition from Joke Character to Lethal Joke Character.
- Joke Character
- LARGE Ham: Oh, yeah. And most times, it's hilarious.
- Lethal Joke Character
- Leotard of Power
- One-Hit Kill: CCOOOOBBBBRRRAAAA!!!
- Plucky Comic Relief
- Red Herring Shirt
- Screams Like a Little Girl
- Shout Out: Santino's name is one to Gorilla Monsoon, whose real name was Robert Marella.
- Those Two Guys: With Vladimir Kozlov.
- Took a Level in Badass: Right around when he teamed with Kozlov.
- Wholesome Crossdresser: As "Santina".
Sheamus (Stephen Farrelly) 2009-- Ax Crazy
- Badass Beard
- Badass Long Robe: As King Sheamus.
- The Berserker
- Boisterous Bruiser
- But Not Too White: Seriously??
- Creepy Celtic Crosses: From his High Cross powerbomb to the loads of crucifixes on his merch, Sheamus has a lot of these.
- Demoted to Extra: A multi-time WWE Champion who fought Triple H in a high profile match at Wrestlemania 26, put him out of action for nearly a year at the next PPV and became King of the Ring. Since winning Kot R however he's subsequently lost more often than he's won. When Triple H returned Sheamus interrupted his promo... and was promptly beaten down like he was an afterthought and then subsequently squashed by Evan Bourne. He managed to win the United States Championship from Daniel Bryan who invoked his rematch clause for Wrestlemania... in a match that subsequently got pushed off the card into a dark match that turned into a meaningless battle royal won by the Great Khali. From main eventer who put a legend out of action to not even on the show a year later. Isn't it sad, Sheamus?
- Evil Foreigner
- Evil Redhead
- Fake Nationality: Averted.
- Fan Nickname: "Lobster Head". His song goes "It's a shameful thing / You lost your head" not "Lobster Head".
- Fighting Irish
- Improbable Hair Style: He wrestles while sporting...Anime Hair?
- Irish Curse: One of his signature moves.
- Jerkass
- Hair-Trigger Temper
- Leitmotif: He's ashamed for they lost your head!
- Lightning Bruiser: 275 pounds - slingshot shoulder tackle. That's all that needs to be said, really.
- Miles Gloriosus: Talks a big game about how much of a Badass he is, and with his Lightning Bruiser style he certainly could live up to his own hype. However, he has proven himself a cringing coward when pitted against an equal opponent.
- Mondegreen: LOBSTER HEAD!
- Oireland: Though he does come by the nationality honestly - he was born and raised in Dublin.
- He tends to exaggerate his natural accent a bit more for promos however, as evidenced by his interview appearances.
- Proud Warrior Race Guy: He did not want to be another funny drunk Irishmen, instead playing up the warrior culture of Ireland.
- Red Baron: The Celtic Warrior, and more recently, the Great White.
- Redemption Promotion: After a Heel Face Turn, has established himself as a crowd favorite and returned to the main event scene.
- Underwear of Power
- Verbal Tic: He ends his sentences with fella, fella.
T Ted Dibiase (Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Jr.) 2008-- Awesome yet Practical: His Dream Street finisher is an awesome visual for a finishing move, especially if sold well.
- Battle Butler: Virgil, DiBiase, Sr.'s bodyguard, eventually fired by Jr.
- Finishing Move: Dream Street, a cobra clutch side slam.
- Henpecked Boyfriend: To Maryse at one point.
- Hot Dad
- I Come From Money Song
- It Runs in the Family: Both with his father and grandfather.
- Legacy Character: Almost impossible not to be. It's even lampshaded in his entrance music. (Pun not intended, BTW.)
- Subverted. Daddy's hand-me-downs got tiring fast, trading in the family servant for a gold-digging girlfriend and outright giving dad back the Million Dollar title. This culminated into him finally becoming a more philanthropic sort of rich guy after turning face.
- Name's the Same: Dropped the 'Jr.' from his ring name recently.
- Non-Idle Rich: Doesn't want his father's hand-me-down (Million Dollar Championship) and would rather go after his own opportunities.
- Power Stable: Was part of Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton.
- Redemption Promotion: Played pretty straight with his Heel Face Turn.
- Rich Bastard: As a heel.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: As a heel.
- Smug Snake
- Straight Man: Plays this often, in particular when compared to the hamminess of his dad, the evil of Randy Orton and more recently to Cody Rhodes.
- Underwear of Power
- The White Prince
- Wrestling Family: He's a third-generation guy with his dad, Ted Sr., his grandfather, "Iron" Mike Di Biase. His little brother had a brief stint in FCW as well, but had to retire due to injury.
Tyler Reks (Gabriel Allan Tuft) 2009- Tyson Kidd (Theodore James "T.J." Wilson) 2009- U Umaga (Edward "Eddie" Solofa Fatu) 2002-2003, 2005-2009 W Y Yoshi Tatsu (山本 尚史 Yamamoto Naofumi) 2009- Z Zach Gowen 2003-2004 Zack Ryder (Matthew Cardona) 2007-- Arch-Enemy: Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, and Vickie Guerrero
- Catch Phrase: "Woo woo woo!"
- You know it.
- From his internet show there's also "Take care, spike your hair."
- "Are you serious, Bro?"
- Odd Friendship: With Raw commentator for WWE Superstars Scott Stanford. Stanford's a middle-aged, Emmy winning sportscaster while Ryder's a young, Long Island guido. Yet Stanford regularly takes part in Ryder's internet show taking part in all of it'z zaniness and even threw out a couple of Zack Ryder references while doing highlights for a Yankees game on the New York news.
- Plucky Comic Relief: The dude's basically Santino if he was from Long Island instead of Italy and slightly less ridiculous.
- Those Two Guys: With Curt Hawkins, when they were associated with Edge.
- Took a Level in Badass: Went from a funny heel jobber to a credible face United States Champion in less than a year, all thanks to his YouTube series which would either gotten him noticed or fired.
- Running Gag: Lots in Z! True Long Island Story. His various turns of phrase with wrestling lingo, his own dad being a John Morrison fan instead of a Zack Ryder fan and every episode featuring a (usually very quick) shot of a Dolph Ziggler action figure.
- Underwear of Power
- Unrelated Brothers: With Curt Hawkins when they were known as the Major Brothers.
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